- wisnian
- wv/t2 to dry up, wither, waste away; [weornian]
Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.
wisnian
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Wizen — Wiz en, v. i. [OE. wisenen, AS. wisnian akin to weornian to decay, OHG. wesan?n to grow dry, G. verwesen to rot, Icel. visna to wither, Sw. vissna, Dan. visne, and probably to L. virus an offensive odor, poison. Cf. {Virus}.] To wither; to dry.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
wizen — I. verb (wizened; wizening) Etymology: Middle English wisenen, from Old English wisnian; akin to Old High German wesanēn to wither, Lithuanian vysti Date: before 12th century intransitive verb to become dry, shrunken, and wrinkled often as a… … New Collegiate Dictionary
wizen — /wiz euhn; wee zeuhn/, Brit. Dial. v.i., v.t. 1. to wither; shrivel; dry up. adj. 2. wizened. [bef. 900; (v.) ME wisenen, OE wisnian; c. ON visna to wither; (adj.) shortened form of WIZENED] * * * … Universalium
weosnian — see wisnian … Old to modern English dictionary
wizened — wiz|ened [ˈwızənd] adj [: Old English; Origin: wisnian to become wizened ] a wizened person, fruit etc is small and thin and has skin with a lot of lines and ↑wrinkles … Dictionary of contemporary English
verwesen — Vsw std. (12. Jh.), mhd. verwesen Stammwort. Zunächst in der Bedeutung zunichte werden , die auf eine Präfigierung zum Ausdruck des Gegensatzes zu wesen sein zurückgeht (Wesen). Dieses Wort bekommt in nach mittelhochdeutscher Zeit die Bedeutung… … Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache
wizen — O.E. wisnian, weosnian to wither, cognate with O.N. visna, O.H.G. wesanen to dry up, shrivel, wither; Ger. verwesen to decay, rot … Etymology dictionary
wizen — wiz•en [[t]ˈwɪz ən, ˈwi zən[/t]] v. t. 1) brit. to wither; shrivel 2) brit. wizened • Etymology: bef. 900; ME wisenen, OE wisnian, c. OHG wesanēn, ON visna to wither … From formal English to slang
wizen — /ˈwɪzən/ (say wizuhn) verb (i) 1. to wither; shrivel; dry up. –verb (t) 2. to make (something) wither; dry (something) up. –adjective 3. wizened. {Middle English wisen, Old English wisnian} …
u̯ei-2, u̯ei̯ǝ- : u̯ī̆- — u̯ei 2, u̯ei̯ǝ : u̯ī̆ English meaning: to wither Deutsche Übersetzung: “welken” Note: extended u̯ī t and u̯ei s Material: Lat. viēscō, ere “verwelken, verschrumpfen”, viētus “ wilted; faded, flaccid, withered, verschrumpft”;… … Proto-Indo-European etymological dictionary
